Sam and Max Season 3 - Won't load on Windows 8

Hey guys, just wondering if there is any way to get Sam and Max: The Devils Playhouse to work at all on Windows 8? I just upgraded from Windows 7 on the same computer and it worked fine under Windows 7 with exactly the same hardware. On Windows 8 it tries to load for a few seconds and then the process cancels itself in the Task Manager without any error. I've tried running as admin, all the compatability modes and i'm really running out of ideas :( I love the Sam and Max games and wanna keep playing...

@DjNDB said: I just ran a quick test of the first episode in my fresh Win8 64bit VM, and it worked without any problem. I used the TTG Download version.

Do you have any USB devices you could unplug to see if that makes a difference?

Hmm... i'm using the retail version so maybe it's a problem with the DVD copy? I'll download a demo and see if that loads... only USB devices I have plugged in is my Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard wireless thing.

Oh and I forgot to mention, when I try Windows XP compatibility mode it instantly says 'SamMAx301 has encountered an error'

Lua is a programming language. Installing it can cause trouble like this with some of TTGs games, due to an environment variable. Since you don't have it, don't worry about it.

I don't think the DVD launcher matters much. Since the Demo didn't work, something on your system doesn't like the game.

I think it's time to look at your system a bit closer. Could you please post your dxdiag info?

dxdiagWindows XP: Go to your start menu and click on run. Type in "dxdiag" and hit enterWindows Vista / 7: Press the windows key on your keyboard or click on the start menu. Type in "dxdiag" and hit enter.Windows 8: At the start screen, type in "dxdiag" and hit enter

Now click on the button that says "save all information".It will prompt you to save a file. Save it where you can find it.

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Ok, just tried again on my Windows 7 partition and it works perfectly fine. There's something up with my hardware and Windows 8 not liking each other. Dxdiag coming in a minute, gotta boot up Windows 8 and reinstall.